State lawmakers want to rein in ferry worker pay and benefits in an attempt to fix the financially-struggling system. And they raise the possibility of privatization of parts of the nation’s largest ferry system if certain performance goals are not met. …

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia touts his “originalist” view of the Constitution before a lecture series of Congress’ Tea Party Caucus, at the invitation of Minnesota’s outspoken Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann. …